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  • Quarterly Rebalancing for S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index

    Date 21/06/2007

    Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index as part of the June quarterly rebalancing. Adjustments include changes of index constituent shares and IWF.

  • CBOT Fed Watch - June 21 Market Close

    Date 21/06/2007

    In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 28, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

  • Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Extended Morning Hours

    Date 21/06/2007

    The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (“MGEX or “Exchange”) has announced extended hours for the pre-open session for its agricultural futures on the electronic platform. As of June 25, the pre-open session will begin at 6:30 a.m. each morning, two hours earlier than previously scheduled.

  • FOW Names IntercontinentalExchange Futures Exchange Of The Year

    Date 21/06/2007

    IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced today that FOW Magazine this week bestowed on ICE its 2007 “Futures Exchange of the Year” award. ICE operates both U.S. and U.K. regulated futures exchanges, a clearing house and an over-the-counter marketplace, as well as develops its own industry-leading technology. Earlier this week, ICE announced that it has secured an exclusive license to offer futures and options on future

  • Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Issues Third Publication In Its "Risk And Trend Mapping" Series: Private Equity In Europe: Which Features For This Rapidly Growing Market?

    Date 21/06/2007

    Europe's private equity market has expanded remarkably over the past decade. This rapid growth is reflected in both the amount of capital raised and the investments made. In 2006, European private equity investors raised €90 billion, compared with €48 billion in 2000 and just €8 billion in 1996. Private equity covers different types of investment, including venture capital, which finances new and expanding companies, and buyouts, used to finance the acquisition of existing companies, most o